OSWEGO, N.Y. -- A woman who was working at the State University College at Oswego and was reported missing more than a week ago has been found.

In a statement Saturday college officials said Natalie A. Smith was located Friday night in Brooklyn by investigators with the New York State Police.

"We are relieved to hear that Natalie is safe ...," Oswego President Deborah Stanley said in a statement, "... and are extremely thankful and appreciative of our law enforcement partners, particularly the New York State Police, for their expertise and dedication throughout the case."

A photo and information about Smith began circulating widely on Facebook earlier this week as friends tried to publicize her disappearance.

Friends said they had not heard from Smith since June 5 when she was headed to Albany for a conference. She was traveling with a man, Dennis W. Washington Jr., a friend of Smith's from hometown of Fayetteville, N.C., the college said.

In addition to University Police and state troopers, the NYPD, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and Canajoharie Police Department joined what college officials called an exhaustive investigation.

Smith's car, a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, was found in Brooklyn on Monday.

Officials did not say what happened to Smith or where she had been. But the college said Smith was well and spoke with state police investigators at the 72nd Precinct, indicating that she wanted to remain in Brooklyn.